Trump family’s crypto project sues billionaire backer Justin Sun
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“World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit against Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent sources, including the New York Post and other web search results, confirming that World Liberty Financial filed a defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun.
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— During the second presidency of Donald Trump, cryptocurrency was promoted by Trump and his administration, which took a series of crypto-friendly actions and decisions. His administration appointed cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
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— Justin Sun (Chinese: 孙宇晨; pinyin: Sūn Yǔchén; born July 30, 1990) is a Chinese-born Kittitian crypto billionaire and businessman. He is the founder of TRON, a company that develops the TRON blockchain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
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— World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance protocol developed by its namesake company. It was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and Trump fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
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“World Liberty posted a copy of its lawsuit on X in which it accused Sun of launching a “public smear campaign””
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While the lawsuit itself is corroborated, the specific detail about posting the copy on X and the exact phrase 'public smear campaign' is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though it is consistent with the reported defamation suit.
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— During the second presidency of Donald Trump, cryptocurrency was promoted by Trump and his administration, which took a series of crypto-friendly actions and decisions. His administration appointed cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
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— Justin Sun (Chinese: 孙宇晨; pinyin: Sūn Yǔchén; born July 30, 1990) is a Chinese-born Kittitian crypto billionaire and businessman. He is the founder of TRON, a company that develops the TRON blockchain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
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— World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance protocol developed by its namesake company. It was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and Trump fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
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“The crypto project... said that Sun had done things he was not allowed to do with his tokens, including transferring them to crypto exchange Binance.”
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The Guardian and other web search results explicitly state that World Liberty Financial alleged Sun improperly transferred tokens to the Binance exchange.
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— During the second presidency of Donald Trump, cryptocurrency was promoted by Trump and his administration, which took a series of crypto-friendly actions and decisions. His administration appointed cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
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— Justin Sun (Chinese: 孙宇晨; pinyin: Sūn Yǔchén; born July 30, 1990) is a Chinese-born Kittitian crypto billionaire and businessman. He is the founder of TRON, a company that develops the TRON blockchain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
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— World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance protocol developed by its namesake company. It was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and Trump fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
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“In April, Sun sued World Liberty Financial saying the company had illegally frozen the tokens he had bought.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Justin Sun sued World Liberty Financial regarding the freezing of his tokens.
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— During the second presidency of Donald Trump, cryptocurrency was promoted by Trump and his administration, which took a series of crypto-friendly actions and decisions. His administration appointed cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
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— Justin Sun (Chinese: 孙宇晨; pinyin: Sūn Yǔchén; born July 30, 1990) is a Chinese-born Kittitian crypto billionaire and businessman. He is the founder of TRON, a company that develops the TRON blockchain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
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— World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance protocol developed by its namesake company. It was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and Trump fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
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“Sun said World Liberty secretly installed tools to prevent the sale of his tokens after they became tradeable in September 2025.”
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Web search results (including Reuters) explicitly state that Sun alleged World Liberty secretly installed tools to prevent the sale of his tokens after they became tradable.
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— World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is a decentralized finance protocol developed by its namesake company. It was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and Trump fami…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
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— During the second presidency of Donald Trump, cryptocurrency was promoted by Trump and his administration, which took a series of crypto-friendly actions and decisions. His administration appointed cr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_in_the_second_T…
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— Justin Sun (Chinese: 孙宇晨; pinyin: Sūn Yǔchén; born July 30, 1990) is a Chinese-born Kittitian crypto billionaire and businessman. He is the founder of TRON, a company that develops the TRON blockchain…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Sun
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“In its lawsuit, World Liberty said its ability to freeze tokens had been disclosed in the Terms of Sale.”
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The Guardian and other web search results confirm that World Liberty claimed the ability to freeze tokens was disclosed in the Terms of Sale.
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— In the legal action on Monday, World Liberty said its ability to freeze tokens had been disclosed in the terms of sale. World Liberty’s token rallied after news of the lawsuit, gaining about 12% over …
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/trump-wor…
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/trump-wor…
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— World Liberty Financial (WLFI) opened a legal counteroffensive against Justin Sun, accusing one of crypto’s most prominent billionaires of defamation after he sued the Trump-linked venture over frozen…
https://coinmarketcal.com/en/news/trump-s-world-liberty-fina…
https://coinmarketcal.com/en/news/trump-s-world-liberty-fina…
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— Sun said his presale tokens were unreasonably frozen and urged the team to unlock his investment. Cointelegraph has contacted World Liberty Financial for comment. WLFI faces fresh scrutiny over collat…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:a22ef1324094b…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/cointelegraph:a22ef1324094b…
“Zach Witkoff, World Liberty’s chief executive and a co-founder”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, identify Zach Witkoff as a co-founder and the CEO of World Liberty Financial.
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— The Witkoff family. Steven Witkoff is a longtime friend of Donald Trump’s and has donated $2 million to his campaigns. Witkoff’s sons, Alex and Zach, are listed as co-founders of World Liberty.
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/meet-the-operators-of-d…
https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/meet-the-operators-of-d…
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— World Liberty Financial is a decentralized finance protocol developed by its namesake company. It was founded in 2024 by Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Alex Witkoff, Zach Witkoff, and Trump family memb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Liberty_Financial
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— By Faseeh Mangi. At an ornate building in the heart of Islamabad, Pakistan’s most powerful leaders gathered in January to welcome a special visitor: Zachary Witkoff, chief executive officer of World L…
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/how-a-35-year-o…
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/how-a-35-year-o…
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